CITIZENSHIP

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CITIZENSHIP

• What is civics?
• Rights
• Duties
• Responsibilities
• History of Immigration
• Natural Born Citizen
• Immigration
• Naturalization
• Functions of Government?
• 3 Levels of Government
• Democratic Governments
• Authoritarian Governments
• Principles of American Democracy

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CIVICS

• The study of the rights, duties, and
  responsibilities of members of a state or nation.
• Analyzes the interaction between citizens and
  their government.
• A citizen is someone who is entitled to certain
  rights, and in turn has certain duties and
  responsibilities.
• Citizenship includes rights, duties, and
  responsibilities. Has roots in Ancient Greece
  (Athens) and Rome.

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RIGHTS

• Something that you are entitled to as a human
  being.
• Categories of Rights
• Security Protect from harmful behavior.
• Equality People should have equal opportunity
  regardless of race, gender, or religious
  background.
• Liberty All people should have certain basic
  freedoms. (Bill of Rights)

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DUTIES

• Something you are required to do as a citizen.
• 1) Obey Laws
• 2) Pay Taxes
• 3) Jury Duty
• 4) Attend School
• 5) Register for the Draft

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Things that you should do as a citizen.
• Be Informed
• Voting
• Participate in Government
• Respect Others Rights
• Respect Diversity

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The Americas A Land of Immigrants

• Asians - 10,000 years ago Crossed land bridge
  from Asia.
• Europeans Late 1400s, Early 1500s. Largest
  number of immigrants from 1500s-1900s.
• Africans 1619-1808 more than 500,000 brought
  into slavery. 1808 Congress banned the slave
  trade.
• Today Latin America.
• Given the US population, why is respect for
  diversity important?

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IMMIGRATION

• Immigrant People who move permanently to a new
  country. Immigrant plan to become citizens.
• Alien People from other countries coming to US
  to work or study. Aliens plan to return to home
  country.
• Legal File with government and are given
  permission to be in the country. (VISA)
• Illegal Have not been given permission by the
  government to be in the country.

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NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

• All people who meet the following criteria are
  citizens by birth.
• 1) Born in
• 50 States
• Washington D.C.
• US Territories US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico,
  Guam
• US Military Base
• 2) Parents Are US Citizens

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NATURALIZATION

• The legal process of becoming a citizen of the
  United States.
• File Declaration of Intent Form (USCIS)
• Live in US 5 years Married 3 years
• Meet with USCIS
• Take Exam
• Take Oath of Allegiance

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Functions of Government

• 1) Keep Order
• 2) Provide Security
• 3) Provide Public Services
• 4) Guide the Community

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Levels of Government

• Federal Government
• State Government
• Local Government

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Democracy - Republic

• This system is based on the philosophies of John
  Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau. Later, the
  founding fathers of the United States extended
  these principles. Men such as Thomas Jefferson
  and Thomas Payne.
• (Problem) For these philosophers, the problem
  could be explained by a government, in many cases
  a monarch having too much power. Most of these
  men agreed that individuals had natural rights,
  and that if any person had too much power, these
  rights would not be protected. The answer was to
  have elected government, with a system of checks
  and balances.
• Many nations are experimenting with these ideas
  of government. US Representative Democracy.
• Types of Democratic Governments Direct
  Democracy, Representative Democracy/Democratic
  Republic, Constitutional Monarchy

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Authoritarian Governments

• Monarchy - These systems have been and are used
  by nations throughout the world. In these
  systems, one person has control of government.
  In a monarchy, it is held by a king, queen, or
  ruling family (Sultan). This power is passed on
  through family succession.
• In a dictatorship, power is often seized by
  force by a military force or group. Power is
  usually passed on to the next in line of people
  who share this philosophy.
• (Monarchy) England, Spain, France Until 18th
  and 19th centuries. Today many of these are
  constitutional monarchs. Saudi Arabia today.
• Dictatorship Nazi Germany under Hitler Fidel
  Castro (Cuba)
• Types of Authoritarian Governments Absolute
  Monarch, Dictatorship/Totalitarianism/Autocracy,
  Aristocracy, Theocracy, Oligarchy

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Principles of American Democracy

• 1) Rule of Law law applies to all.
• 2) Limited Government Specific limitations are
  placed on the government.
• 3) Consent of the Governed People should have
  a say in government decisions.
• 4) Individual Rights Guarantees of individual
  rights listed in the Constitution.
• 5) Representative Government Free Elections
  are guaranteed to every state in the union.